The 2002 Vue d'Esprit contest!

Vue 4 is the ideal tool for
realistic 3D scenery and animation. It features a completely new
interface design optimized for ease-of-use and productivity. Vue
dEsprit 4 comes with 2 CDs, bursting with numerous trees and
plants, atmospheres, types of clouds, materials, high quality fully
textured 3D objects and over 50 example scenes made by Vue master
artists.

Carrara Studio - The Complete,
Accessible and Productive 3D Solution for the creative user in the
fields of Web, Print and Video. Available for Macintosh and
Windows, Carrara Studio 2 is one of the most popular 3D graphics
applications for modeling, animation, rendering, and special
effects.

ZBrush The award-winning digital
art creation program, features a comprehensive collection of
painting, texturing and sculpting tools. Building upon ZBrush's
current success and popularity, Pixologic just released ZBrush v1.5
-- a new version which provides new tools and enhancements in
nearly every facet and feature.

Hoover's The Botanical is a
beautifully and meticulously detailed collection of 80 different
plant objects containing individual image maps for each leaf, petal
and stem. Most leaves have additional bump maps as well. Each
flower and plant is very photo-realistically modeled and surfaced
and obviously well researched.